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E. E. ILI WLEY di CO., Editors
11,1874.
- la closed in Ne,u , York, on Saturday
Dight-inst, at sl.llf.
The worst thing said of Hanley, of the
-Montrose DEMObRAT, in the Legislature,
,on. Saturday, was that lie wanted' to be
acme a member of the present house Of
representatives and that the article of last
week was due to jealousy and disappoint-
C6dat Judatur Apela !--Her
eisburg Patriot.
all the talk so far in Congress about
.reducing :the public expenditures, has
amounted to nothing. The indications
are that iiifteud of a reduction there will
be an increase in the public expenditures.
Oongress does not go about retrenching
esfenees in the proper way. Until the
money-grabbers are turned out, it is folly
.4":1 expect economy.
• In the State Senate, a bill has been
puma fixing the salary of,members of
the legislature at $l,OOO for each session
or one hundred days, with a promise that
they shall be paid at the rate of $lO a
day for rash day, not to exceed fifty dais,
over one hundred. That will make the
salary $l5OO a session hereafter, as the
Sittings will doubtless be prolonged to
one hundred and fifty days.
The imitatirs of Ben. Butler in a small
way bad things to their liking in the
Howse yesterday. They abused the press
to their heart's content.
.Where would
these revilers; of the newspapers be if po
litical life had not been breathed into
their nostrils by the press ? Any where
'else than in the legislature. The confes
sion may be humiliating, bnt it must be
tulinittea that the puirting power of the
newspapers was exerted to a very poor
purpo.e in the manufacture of some of
the members of the present legislature.
—Patriot, March 6.
correspondent of the Philadelphia
Rrsaing Telegraph writes from Harrisburg
that the two houses, during eight weeks'
session, have resnited in the paiwage of
fire bills'only. The . House is said to be
chiefly to Maine for this dilatoriness. The
time of the body is taken up in debate
which does not rise above the level of a
rural lyceum. The present House was
not chosen with sny special reference to
the grave duties which have been de
itilvt,d upon it by the new constitution,
aim' the result is what might have been
expected.
We would say to those members of the
legislature who hare vomited their an
athemas upon us and to the "little" band
of harpies in 'Montrose whom the editor
of the Reinitiican is attempting to tall
up, that we "don't scare worth a tent."
Why did the speaker close the debate on
this qaestiou without allowing the House
to express its -condemnation" by a vote?
For . the same reason that he stopped the
debate on W. Dimmil and allowed
him to . resigu—a pritilege only open to
to hono.able men—to sate himself from
being tarred With the same stick. is
there any one who will read the report of
the euinmittee in another column that
will not say that Dimmick lied the prom
ise of the Speaker that be should be pro
tected; and dues net the sequel show it ?
We have not tendered oar nsignation
and we demand an expressidu of the
Horse.
Wayne and Pike Representative.
We learn from the Milford Herald that
at a meeting of the Democratic Standing
Committee of Pike county, held in Mil-
MA on Tuesday niornwg last week, five.
member of the Committee being pres
ent,*.' E. B. Eldred of Milford was
nominated by said Committee as the can
didate of that Legislatile Dietnct for the
office of Representative, and the follow
ing preamble and resolutions %%ere adopt
ed:
"Wummas, We firmly believe that
PO county is in justice and in accord
ance with Deniocretic usages, entitled to
the Representative for the balance of the
term, therefeve,
Roland, That we present our claim
before such Committee us may be select
ed by the Democracy of Wayne county
toconfer with us, and that under no con- s
eideration will we concur in the nominal
tiou of a candidate from Wayne county.
.Elesolad, That the candidate placed in
nomination by this Committee be requir
ed to pledge himself not to withdraw
from the canvass without the sanction of
the Ciammittee."
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Rising to Explain.
The members of the Legislature would
show more good sense by leaving alone,
than by rushing into notice et the clerk's
dusk every newspaper article that hap
pens to refer dispel agingly to the course
qi certain of their number. Last Satur
day, fur instance, thergave the editor of
the Montrose DEMOCILIT an overhauling
for one of his editorials; which, had they
Eft file artiele alone, no one not in the
immediate vicinity of the locality where
tire paper is published, would have no
ticed it. Now, it bee become a subject
of !Ode-Spread comment; and some think
tiiire.must have been a sprinkle' of truth
somewhere, or the article would not have
been so diseotirteolislY treated. The re-
Marks of members further: leaded to be•
the dignity, of tlie house of Ilepre
by reasetiorthe•eitarentelf
judicious and even silly sentences - that
soaped the lips of come of the speakers.
, _
Met, if speakin poly lry "Abject,
ought show so degree = df; implae,. or
vise to Amain t ; \but Ad a adieri l / 4
aflusietilo-th elrmfidemteAargc
of the paper referred to for printing the
new - Constitution; - aiuribe borrcisied ex
; preision Tfortyi•jack,ear, Klatt: from :the
country." betrayed such a want of ludg.
I went as to cause a particular reference to
the tetW by those who
I,fieard shcre since read,the.,proceedings.
—Farmer's Friend, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
4IP
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,m.llume.
We oopy the following from the Cos
mopolite, pubiiehed,u! Giruid,Erie counti,
Po., the home of Butterfield: ' '
The Montrose DEMOCRAT is accused by
the Legislature' with having libeled the
sanie. Such' a charge from 'such a body
will be generally accepted ,as ,Itself the
grossest libel. that, .could .be perpetrated
upon the press, and after se conclusive a
retort in kind, we are surprised to see
Assemblyman Butterfield displaying such
a rant of parliamentary and legal shrewd
ness.as is involved in the .following ref
erence to the editor of the DESIOCISAT:
•
„ . .
"Haa as e fait sample of the clam which di a•
twat/ ad member of Gammas from Massa
chosen!' so aptly styled 'the forty jackass wind
piaster of the Country"'
Ben. Butler is the ''"distinguished" au
thority quoted with unreserved approval
by Mr,Buterfield,and the class to which he
referred was the entire press of the coun
try, hiclnding Mr. Butterfield's home or
gan. Mr. Butterfield's felicity of digni*
tied and respectable quotatation suggests
the following, the admiring dedication of
which to himself, both nature and asso
ciation admit of his accepting without
the slightest impropriety:
According to a natural law,
When one ass brap the restmeohaw,
And by thus quoting one another,
Each proves himself the ass's brother.
When one brava' ikuur Congress
The other In Assembly bawls;
Nor will the lesser lang•ears stick
At following up his leader's kick—
With vicious heels and hideous Strains
Attacking what he ne'er was blessed with—
brains.
Black Balling.
° Those wonderfully unsophistocated
ban k ers,who came so near being blackmail
ed by the legislature, will have bard work
to get over the fallowing correspondence.
First was the following circular, sent
out in January :
Ifiuntsnuno, PA. Jam.—,187.1.
An effort is now being made,lmder the
auspices of several leading bankers, to Se
cure an increase in the legal rate of inter
est in this State to seven per cent. In
order to give unity and strength to the
movement, it is proposed to send peti
tions for the passage of such an Act to
the several banks through the State, to be
circulated by them sarong those favora
ble to such an increase. One of these
petitions is inclosed for your nee. if the
undertaking meets your approval, please
obtain signatures as expeditiously as pos
sible, and return. for presentation to the
Legislature, to
R. IL GIBBONS, Secretary.
The following is a copy 'of the petition
referred to : •
To the lionorable the Ser ate and-
House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania':
The undersigned, citirtns of this Com
monwealth, believing that the various
business interests of Pennsylvania would'
be promoted by establishing a rate of
term corresponding to that in several
other States of the Union. with which
our citizens maintain extensive and im
portant business relations, respectfully
pray your honorable body to pass a law
fixing the legal rate of interest at seven
per centum per annum.
This was followed, in February, with
the following :
"HARRISBURG, February 12, 1874.
DICAI2 Si:t . The bill to fix the nste of
interest, now before the Legislature is
presented under the most favorable cir
cumstances. If properly laid before the
Legislature, as the gentlemen having . it ,
in charge design, and the friends of t
measure give them prompt support,.
encouragement, it cannot fail of sa.
Action at this session is of the utmost
importance, as the measure, if defeated
now, will probably be defeated for all
time. Very respectfully,
WIC COLDER,
President First National Bank.
J. W. Wier,
Cashier Harrisburg National Bank.
James McCormick, Jr.,
Cashier Dauphin Deposit Bank.
Juhn A. Bigler,
Vice President City Bank of Harrisburg.
Dougherty Brothers it Co.,
Bankers.
David Mumma, •
President Real Estate Sayings Bank.
IL Bomberger,
Cashier Mechanics Bank, Harrisburg!'
This was followed by the circul, e
pnyfaied week before last.
/ To The Little Shy Wick Band.
Haring been paid so high a compli
ment by the 'Teary band" at She State
Capitol, in having been denounced, by
them in the most bitter terms for ezpress
ing our opinion upon their doings, and
wishing to acknowledge this in a becom
ing manner, we respectfully dedicate these
few lines to their especial cases.
As to 13. R. Little's case we simply re
fer him to another column where we hare
paid our respects.
Mr. Jones made another of his
oratorical climaxes by laying that
the article in our paper u'as like "the
'paper wads of is pop gun against a rock
fortress." This seems tube the "unkind
est cut of all" on this "Little band,"
being made by one of its own number,
that our "paper wad gun" should have
jarred them from center to circumference
and caused the bile to flow to such as
extent as to corer 1111 4 ree pages of the
Legislative 'Josinat in its printed report.
McCreary ought to "arise qu'estion
of privilege"and . befit this speech ‘.'reid by
the clerk", that the, Rom unsi. put ita
"seal of condemnation upon it.". The
dignity of this banti-is insulted..
ICE A*F l2 /Yei' llll 4 llo %' PlineTe!ilil 4
to suspeci tlitteire; must hake : been mous;
ing around the "floor of the House" er
„
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we , ulckpot ba a )shotour t,titapell wad” ; .1
wit -44:1 dam .- nreffect,ianil tbeide4
~ .
nireeenf that i jinguai body thstore be
pti out °Abe-House, tir-to see tbemielveii
as others see them was diSsgrea'ale to say
the least "Noig - we nilliiiy to tbese "gen
tlernee that we have not been nearer 'Abe
Boor of the House" this session, thdn our
sanctum, nor had any - reporter, and as i
Speaker 31cCoiniick Saidovn do not need
one. Any manthot has eye; tough t ae is Wet.
school, ought by his experience to be able
to see through' such a scheme, upon the
very face of it, us reported from that body,
without "Mousing" in the least. These
'gentlemen" show is degiee of caution
bowexer,•when they first ascertain that
we were not there, before they put in a
denial. This is good shylock tactics.
Mr. Orvia of Centre, the man who talks'
against time on the usury swindle,to Choke
off an opponent, at last arises to show
where "the dog lay." Ho says "the ani
mus of the article" is in the fact that
"the editor of the DEMOCRAT was a candi
date for re-election to the House. He de
sired to come here and be one of us, but
the good people of hie district thought
him unfit and sent the other man."
We would simply say, this story may
do for a member of the "whitewaShing
Gibbons and Saunders cominittee" bat it
does not appear well, up here in Susqtte
luiona county. Could Mr. 0. plead ig
norauce of the facts in this matter, as he
does of the Dimmick Shylock Scheme,
its deliberate falseness would not be so
marked. But "whitewash," apparently
is the watch-word, and he took pains to
say it for a slur upon us. As to the de
cision of our "unfitness" by the people
of this district, we acknowledge that they
decided against the editor of this paper
by a majority cf FITS in favor of the "or
ator" (Jones), in a district where Jones
was elected last year, by a majority of be
tween COJ and 700. Jones being the can
didate :or "re-election." This is as near
the truth as perhaps Mr. 0. ought to be
expected to come, as an advocate of the
scheme be is attempting to bolster up.
The charge that "we wanted to be one of
them,(which must be interpreted one of"
the "usury band") is a grave one, and if
the people of this district believe it they
would do right in digging a political
grave for us. Mr. 0. has our thanks for
this exposition of his veracity as a Rep
resentative from Centre County.
Last and least we come to the "Ben
Butter" of this "band" alias, Butterfield,
of Erie county. We hardly know how to
reach the instincts of this biped, which
marks him with so much distinction, in
his denunciation of the "Jack-ass mud
power of the country" in the Halls of our
State Capitol. He is so quick to suspect
others "of being of "easy virtue" and pnr
chaseable at a small sum, that we don't
desire to suspect him. We, however, see
he Is aping Ben Butler in denouncing
the press, and we would simply say that
if he boards 'with a widow woman at the
State Capital, we caution her to take 'tare
of her "spoons."
Mr. Mitchell the "three hundred and
twelve dollar" man has our heartfelt sym
pathy.
Alter these effusions the Speaker
thought it about time to hush up this
muss, and so it ended. we admire his
taste.
Wishing that these few lines might find
this "band" enjoying no less honor at the
State Capital, than the °paper wads" of
the Montrose DEMOCRAT do at home,
We remain
Respectfully Yours,
E. B. HAWLEY
r A Question of Veracity.
R. R. Little of Tunkhannock in the
House of Representatives of Pennsylva
nia on Saturday the 28th tilt, after mak
ing a long tirade against the "demogogne"
of the Montrose DEMOCRAT because we
demanded of him a just representation of
his constituents, attempted to "white
wash" himself in the following manner.
Mr. Little, in referring to our article of
the 25th nit, which was read before that
august body, said :
'One word farther and I have done.
I noticed some sort of an intimation in
the article in question that, the gentle
man from Susquehanna [Air. Jones] and
myself had been instructed upon the sub
jectof the interest bill. I have only to
say that this is news so far at I am con
cerned. So far as I know the people
ave not communicated .taorpe, in one
form or another their views cir their de
sires upon that question. If the writer
means that he has instructed os through
the columns of his paper, I have only to
say that I have not the honor to be a sub
ecriber to, nor a reader of that journal
and that if be desires to keep any -fact or
thing permanently and completely hid
den from my knowledge, let him print it
in his-paper and his purpose will be com
pletely sewed."
As to our instructions to Mr. Little we
have but a word to say. In our issue of
January 7th, long before any usury bill
had been introduced, we took particular
pains to call his attention to the resolu
tions of the Democratic convention of
this county npon-that question and have
sent Messrs. Little and Jones ourpaper
regularly during the whole time they
have been at the State Capital. - They
need not say they did riot subscribe for
it for we have no intention nornever have
had, of asking them to pay any subscrip
tion, hence their Shylock disposition may
be at ease. But they or some one else
must have taken the papers from the post
office or else they- would have been re
turned tons • tinder the- postal law, and
our readers may. decide this question, as
we bad sooner trust our reputation for
veracity with them, than to go among
the sttylcuilar el' the' ihirlistiorg Legisla ,
tart for one.
The resolution was as follows, end we
reprint it exPreasly fur the benefit ofilfr
Little.
PitEA.3IDiE AND InaoLVTIONS.
"WherietiThe money market is Mo
nopolized and forestalled by. chartered
Bunking institutions, and by private per
sons, by, their borrowing and receiving on
deposits large sums of money, at rates in
same instances even exceeding the legal
rata of 6 per cont., for the sole purpose of
loaning the -Money to Others for
shod, periods _el time, thirty,. sixty, or
ninety days at excessive usurious rates of
interest varying tram -ten per cent., up-
Wards,-taus causing speculation in the
.borrowitig .ued. loaning of mon ey, and
creating much 'dissatisfaction among ' ,
many - people,-all•Of' Which being . to the
injury, loss arid annoyance of all-person
al interests, excepting only these receiv
ing these excessive,rotes, and
Igzireas,„. The Reinocreitic party has
alwaye been opposed to monopolies of all
kinds and liar been and ia a friend of the
laborer itr.dthe industry of 'the .country
and in.yavor rf protecting the weak and
curbing the strong, be it, therefore
Resolved, That this Convention is in
favor of an act of Assembly being passed
in the next Legislature of the State, es
tablishing a uniferm rate of interest, and
prohiliiiiitg the charge of a higher rate,
tinder and to the penalty of forfeiting
all the interest on such loans to the bor
rower, and that the charging of such un
lawful interest shall, in addition to ouch
penalty be deemed a misdemeanor and
punishable as such, and in case of a char
tered Banking institution, in addition to
said penalties, the charter to he forfeited
and the directors tie made liable to said
.penalties."
When IL IL, Little tells the people of
this county that they have not "commu
nicated to him, iu one form or another.
their views or desires upon the question,"
is it not rather a "grave question" for
him ? Were he to be a candidate for re
election
in this county, would they not
be inclined to make it such, by putting
him in his "little bed T' Let them answer
this question individually for themselves.
Mr. L. might have Manfully taken an
other horn of the dilemma to "white
wash" himself before that august band
of shylocks, if he had said lie was not
the nominee of either of the Democratic
conventions of Susquehanna or Wyom
ing counties, but that he was an iuterlo
per in their conference, held at Tuukhan
nock and therefore have plead that he
was not bound by their action, but could
"pia himself where lie could do the
most gOod,'," for his own "Jtatgeship" pur
poses and that of the money coyotes.
These being the simple facts, would have
enured to his veracity and not placed him
in the position lie now, occupies. Sus
quehanna county put for her candi
date mid platform by a marked illif 1111111-
tY in convention- The convention of
Wyoming judged it best not to nominate
a candidate, but aieiply to name confer
ees and !et them regulate it, although if
an expression of ' that convention had
been given, a man other than It. R. Little
would have been their choice. When
the concereuce met, a large number of
the people of Wyoming demanded that
another man, should be nominated, but'
Mr. L- by some psycological meant, had
the conferees in his thimble and declared
that be would be "ugly' If he was not
nominated. Ile was nottiiintteel. And
in order, to cement all elemeints possdile
he was an excellent "Local Optimist" to
those who wanted water and in favor of
"licensing hotels' to appease the - other
party, This Was his privilege to be and
we do not here question it.
We are willing to let our picture n hich
he and his confederates painted fur ild in
the Legislature of our state, be compared
with the one he has so gaudily embel
lished for himself and then let the people
judge for themselves. Democracy is one
thing and false Representatives are an
other. Certain Democratic officials may
think that because other mis-represeuta
tivee have been whitewashed by their par
ty journals that we are bound to do the
same. They will wake tip at every corn
er, to find their miKake.
The Wiltlessush Invefilgatlon.
Mr. Young from the committee of in
vestigation in the Gibbons-,Stundera usury
swindle asked and obtained leave to re
port as follows:
Report of the committee appointed by the
house of representatir s to investigate
the authorship of certain circulars ad
dressed to banks and bankers,
relative
to house bill. No. 18, entitled an act
to repealthe usury law of this com
monwealth sad to fix the rate of inter
est.
To the Honorable the House of Repre
sentatives of Pennsylvania : The under
signed committee appointed by your hon
orable body to investigate the authorship
of a certain circular, signed R. 11. Gib
bons, making assessments upon the banks
and bankers of the commonwealth, avow
edly to aid in the passage of house bill
No. 18,entitled an act to repeal the usury
laws of this commonwealth and to fix the
rate of interest, have discharged the du
ties imposed upon them, and respectfully
beg leave to report : That they have ex
amined a large number of witnesses and
have exhausted all the facts bearing up
on the subject. From the evidence taken
and which is herewith submitted as a
part of this report, the committee have
drawn the following conclusions:
At some time prior to Januar'y 20th, A.
D. 1874, Mr. Wm. IL Diminick,late mem
ber of the house of representatives from
the county of Wayne, or some one in his
behalf, caused to be printcd a cheater
tinder date of January, 1874, and signed
tit. R. Gibbons," secretary (see exhibit DJ
requesting the several banks througlniut
the statb "to circulate petitions favoring
an increase , of the legal :rate .of interest
to seven per centum per annum," and in
like manner procure ti blank 'petitions
with printed headings /SS exhibit 11,) to
be enclosed with' the chonlars 'to the
banks.
On orshont , the, 20th pt January, Mi.,
Wm. IL Diturniek and ,Leviis' B. Webs-
Eager, isostriutstei of the' senate,' in robin
Dto O2,•State Capitol hotel, Harrisburg,
enelooPd and addressed to the banks and
bankers of tcs stilfo copes prtksroitgo.),
inidocumet4s.
The atldrOns of„HitrbilAnks atikerd
inns taken from.en;' baXikers' Lapis:mac of
1g.73. trorr - bweitiif JAlll—Vireir i nier
the Harrisburg National bank, by Mr. J.
M. Exciter, for "the tiso of -Ifr.
H. Dtmmick.
Dimmick furnished the piinfied
documents, envelopes and stamps; and
Mr. Richtmyer conveyed them to the
imst : 011 k 4 694 mgifedA.em.
To_ these circulars
.stindri zeplies ..yyere
reeciveed at te - Muria:hut OfEee
and sent to the small post f49931!)140
order of Mr. Richtmyer,At, the pinost
Of Mr. Dimmick,ihirsehittk pVit•
offic' they Were deliveied tdMr. Diiothretc
by Mr.:Richtmyer (Bee -Richtmyeristesti
mony hereto .appendedl , SabsetmeuOy
during, the early part of, - February, Mr. J.
Krciter, of the city of llitrrisloirg,, by
the request of Mit. William' D.Dienrolck,
obtained the . aignatuie-ior the
banks to 'written document relative to
The. authenticity .:nf the..paper.bereto
apended (ntarked exhibitA). is admitted
by some of the bankers and denied by
others, the evidence, however, preponder
ating in favor of the claim that the doe
ument was materially altered before- it
was printed. This paper, toaether with •
a -circular under -date it February 12,
signed R, IL Gibbous, secretary, making,
assesmen ts'upon the various banks (see
exelibit B). and a propased•copy of lititnie
bill No. 18 (vee exhibit C)- wits enclosed
and adiln-ssed to hank& and hankers by
Mr. J. M. lireiter in : hie office itillurket
street, Mr. Dimmick being present at
least a portion of the time. - After they
were ready for mulling Mr. Riehtmyer
took them - from Kriiter's office to the
post office and mailed Them at the request
of Mr. Dimmick. - pc:iriion of the, re
plies received to these cireulers were sent
by request to the Bolton house "and•de
livered to Mr. Dimmick -and a portion
were returned to the writers, as uncalled
fur by the party to wham addressed. Tu
precisely what extent the banks respood
ed bylichecks d 'mg nested, your
committee are - unable-to ascertain. Pro
bably some of the letters delivered to Mr.
D (nick. ret urned 'to the w ricers, con
tained such enclosures; but of this your
committee have no information, The
only instances of stich remittances that
came to the knowledge.of the committee
were those in which they wereseutto the
care of Harrisburg hanks. The. Union
National bank of Philadelphia wrote
John A, Bigler, rice president of the
C/itv bank, Harrisburg to pay one bun
! hred and twenty-five dollars to Saunders
when the bill passed. [See Iliglefs tes
timony.] The Manufacturer's Notional
bunk of Philadelphia Sent to James W.
Weir. cashier Harrisburg National hank a
cheek for two hundred and fifty dollars.
[See Weir's testimony.] Drexel & Co., of
Philadelphia, sento check fur R. IL Gib
bons of SC.% CLI t v-6 co . dullars to 'Dougherty
Bros. & Co. [!Aeo testimony of T.. Rock
hill Smith.] The Western National bank
of l'hiladtdphia antherized the First Na
tional batik of thorisburg to pay one
I hundred and tmertty : five dollars for any
necessary expenses .attending the passage
of the hill; . and . lite Second liationed
bank of Titus% illiVse.nt to the same bank
a draft of one hundred dollars, tobe•paid
if the matter was aright. [See testi
i mon y of George f S'mull.j
•
With the fortveink..e..Teeptions your
committee lilt vc,. no _infrmation that
banks or bankers responded to the assess
ments by,retnittanc*ti and are led to - be ,
lieve the testi - tunny and other infor
mation that but Very few of the banks.
made any response'to the circulars. Your
committee ure under many obligations to
the bankers of Ifill'ilaburg for valuable
assistance rendered in the discharge of
the duty imposed 'upon ns, and desire to
state in this connection that the commit
tee have no teastati to 'believe that the
bankers of Harrisburg had any knowledge
of the intended use of money or oth'er
corrupt means to puss house bill No. IS.
In the discharge of their they }our
emumittee tumid it necessary to visit
Philadelphia. Beading and Honesdale to
obtain testimony. In the latter place
your committee ascertained that parties
named IL 11. Gibbons and E. L. Saun
ders were known there..
Mr. R. 11. Gibbons was. called as a wit
ness, and stated that' he knew nothing of
this matter under investigation, and had
not authorized the use of his name by
ally person 111 that .eniinection. The E.
L. Sun niters kilowatt% Honesdale is a lady
that is said to reside in New York, bnt
who hail visited Honesdale frequently
since 1809—a portion of the time stop
pang at the honse of William H. Dim-'
mirk (see testimony of It U. Gibbons
and others, taken at •Ilouesdal-s). So far
as your committee have been able to as. I
certain, the onginutor of this scheme, I
William H. Dimmick, admitted no one to
share in a lull knowledge of the transac
tion, but gave to others such information
only as served to accomplish his purpose;
and so far as the committee know or be
lieve. no other member of the legislature
had any knowledge of it. It is evident
from the testimony that Dimmick had no
intention of using the money received
from the banks to aid in the passage of
house bill No. 18, but solely Mr his own
private benefit.
On Monday,. the:, 23d of February,
your committee. were prepared Lb report, a
portion of the testimony, and a resolu
tion expelling William H. Dimmick from
membership, but having been anticipated
in this by his resignation, concluded to
postpone any report until the investiga
tion was completed. .
Your committee submit these %acts to
the house for such _further action as it
may deem proper, and tie` to be discharg;
ed from the further Consideration of this
matter. A. B. Yolixo,
. .R. D..llFCreary,
JOros 11. Owns,
Committee.
. „.
The report was adopted
.ind the com
mittee was discharged.
2tFCreary, after the report of the
committee, stated that belied received a
communication from, .4 geutlqman in
Ronseville. stating that a .matt by,:ttto.
name 'of R. H. Gibbons. - lived
York tuid;was apartYlikety; to be
engag
ed iii an enterprise of this sort.'
The Locomotive Engftreert.
Feb„ 27
The convention ofloebinotire engineers
instill in session: Po:Satre information"
of its proceedings can' :"net be , obtained.
It is rumored that n general strike has
beert . determined. upon and .that the de
tails aro, being, arranged. , :lt, is stated'
that therels considerable tipppsitiori to
this course, and thatniP Jae: . tion"strilciiii
do not terry their p they .
ifl
frost 'hebraflieilmed an form tvssvarate
ot*rniistiip.
.1 resoltition wa si m anirnowsendnpted
declaring tNt as * got e.rntutrat had as
' samosNeonttolof - the-railroadri en.a....re
ceived emoluments therefrom, it should
held-responsible the...same- eacouureau
,corper,s. for damageto life aid property
th ereon , . r :
OMIT ANTAGONL97 OF DIMAS&
What is the natural tuttag4iitTof dtseratotrtjt
is the vital principle: - Trbui the *thothent tidal
adfacsstriatievekaped-ina.thavysteas, thiashanspl.
on tights the intruder until it either conquers or
is conquered. Which- - side should medicinal.
science espouse in'tbis' life, and death struggle?
I:Mould - 1E tlePtat and - Cripple the - physical etfer
ar ed. lir ttiet)aivit;thEtebitielpilig fhb iiikiar
or should it reittrorca the-vitality of the patient.
and thereby aiihit lei quelling the ailment? Of
course the proper answer.to this question must.
be obvious to ever*! one alatire.the grade bf an
idiot or alunritic,vrid benericit follotes lint the
weaVaini broken dow010111(1 titbit citoo'sft to,
dose himself. with , liejdeting'sloj4,initead of.
toning, invigamni and "vitalizing his enervated
frame wide Hesteiter's Stomach' bitteri,.. must
be either 'feeble minded Or deranged! Surely
nothang,vhort 'Ofinibeellity Or insanity could .
induce arPersoir 'laboring •tfrider bodily weak- .
rams and nervous prostration, to take clay alter
day powerful gases °retinae dmstin purgative in
the hopc,of gaining strength thereby., Although
charlatans rimy advertlic, preparations of this
character of, tonics, people, in. the
,full possession
of their reason can not, one would , think, sc.
cept them as such. If they (la the', penalty of
their credulity may be the shortening of their
lives. The 'rheunuattc, thedyspeptic, the bilious
the debilitated and nervous;end all who are sub
ject toimmtmittents.-or other diseases brought
on by the inclement. weather which prevails at
this season, will do-well to strengthen. their
nerves, tone their stomachs and regulate
their bowels with. the'..Bitters.. The two fold
operation of the. restorative ata •an invlgemat
and tur aperient, in addition to its direct and
specific effect upon the disordered liver, renders
It a most efficient remcdy.for complaints of the
digestive, secretive and excretive organs,at pres
ent in use. Tills tact is conceded by eminent
members of. the fachity whose testimony to
that eaffect is published 'in. Hustetter's Almanac
for 1874.
March 11, 1874.
New Advarlisements.
rolls . tcrEzeit....iz FLOUR Fla Ult
For sale al the stare of
A DMINISTRATOWS ?COME.— In the estate of
at Reuben Itejonide, deceased. letters of Adminis
tration In the said attire, hove been granted CO the an
la reigned. all persona Indebted to laid estate, an here
by notified to make Inimeineve payoieht to the Admin.
istrator, ; and those having claims against the name, are
relocated to present them at once.
" A.' It. IicCOLLV-11. Adner.
Monroe, Marcia 11, lirf4.-a,
-10TIC6 Is hen by given that the petition of a ma
jority of the tresktiders reAdlng within the
tact hen:1114111:i described. will he LIM before the
Jury of SuMnehanns•Conntr. at. the Jnnuary Term,
Isl4,ptayili. fort the ineorpotatioW of raid dt,trint as •
borough, by the name, sty ie, and title of the Borough
of Great Bind Vllhrge, nod by the following boundmics
to Mt: Beginning, on the bash of the Susquehanna
river at the northwest corner of Mr. Aslttou's land;
thence south It degrees sub = rods to an apple nee,
south en degrees ereAt 51% rods to • pine tree; thence
north ZS ilea,. east 154 rod• the' bank of uld ricer ;
thence weal tc degrees cast M rods. tooth 2 dear,es
emu 51 mds. *loath 2,3 dayrces east 115 rode. tenth
deg, cs east It rods, by the serersl COU rf lad ells.
Lances of sold river, to the place of to-cloning.
WM. I. 11fal.11 and others.
knit 1 . 4, ~ M arch 4V:1..1874.-4w
.0. XXX a */' COWS"
J 9 Ai At
,; 9A4--
Iliarder Trial,
Pnblislied in rtobk• Forrn of Over Otte
hundred
The rildirrernoft having gotten tip and printed the
above pamphlet. t l y now. ott.rlt to the puhlte:
II is s valosate book both for present information
and to, retention its future pears. 1r is • much tiller
mecum:it u( tt'c caner than it/ been p . oblisbed be.
fora.
It contains the Names or the Parties,
the Proeredings of the Trial. the Judge's
Charge,-Verthet 0 0 the Tory, History of
Om Case, Defendants' Prints, ...Specifica
tions of Errors. Argument for a New
Trial, Names of the Judges, Gin mud, and
Jurors, dud the Evidence usrPitim.
Prfee. 40 errata. Far Sale at the Dcatocrur atliere. or
wilt be real b) m.IL on r.eelpt of price. alai three eta.
for pnehtga Zia enlace a 111 ba ta.44 nat order. hulas*
accoaspauted by the ca.),
E. B. HAWLEY 4.E Co
Muotruse. Mane
PAIN-KILLER.
1840
1874:
Tithe Tests the Merits of all Things. -
THIRTY YEARS is certainly long enough
time to prove tLe efficacy of any medicine, and
that the - Pain : filler 6 deserving of all its pro
prietors claim for it, is amply proved by the tin
la ralled popularity it has attained. It lan sure
and effective remedy. It is sold in altms4 every
country'in the world, and it needs only to he
known to be priusi,and its:reputation as a Med
icine of (Irma Virtue, is hilly and perm Mill
established. It is the great 'Pend') Matlicine of
the age. Taken internally, it cures Dysentery,
Cholera,. Diarrhea, Cramp and Pain in
,the
Stomach, Dowel Complaint, Painters' Colic,
Liver Complaint. Dyspepsia. or Indigestion,
Sudden Colds, Sorellna:amid efiIIVIS. Taken
Externally. it cur es Bruises, Boils, }clone, Cuts,
Burns, Scalds, Old Sores, and Sprains, Seedlings
of the Joints. Toothache, Pain tu the Face.Xen
ralgia and Rheumatism, Chapped Bands, Frost
Bitten Feet; ete.
Pain.L. Supposed to be the lot of us poor mor
tals, as inevitable as death, and liable at any
titan to come upon us. Therefore, it is import
ant that reunsiial agents should be ;Attend tube
used on emergency, when we are, made to feel
the tixeruciating agony or boin,or the depreaing
Inlltienees of tIiWUSe. Such a rensediatexista in
Perry Davis" Pain-Killer," the fame of which
has extended over nil - the earth. Amid the ex
ternal Ices of thu Polar regions, or bentmlb.the
intolerable and burning sons of the tropics, its
virtue ire known and appreciated. And by it
suffering humanity has found relief tom _many,
of its ills. The effect of the PaimEiller uppn
the patient, When taken internally-In cities of
Cough, Cola, Bowel Cum plaint, .Cholara; Dys
entery, and other affections of the system,. has
been truly , wonderful, anti has won for It a
name among medical priparations that can
never- be .foruotten. Its success in removing
pain, as eI external remctij% in cases of Burns,
Bruises, Soma and Sprains, Cute, Stings' of-In
sects, eta, and other crmsea of surcring•bas so
-
cured ter it the Most prominent position among
theMedioinea ot the day. ' Beware of counter=
feits'ami worthless imitation& (alt for:Perry%
Davis' Vegetable Pain-Killer,snd take no other.
Ilfarch ii. 1874. •
COMT : HOUSE,
MACCXTVID3EI.,C)63ZI,
gotkaiy, March 16,
nig cnsmanarsEG - ito , BOY PIANIST,
1111411 ND WORla
The Great !Musical ' lirrodlgT
,
see and heir Ibis iroodetfat Itrtng
,`• ;;;; :; ; tatioatt7 tte nineteenth =ton I;• •, ; -
Docinkoveu at 7 o.'tioCki VMS:Mt= at a o'cickcit, 1;4
ceilt . a•l•BEserred Scit+6l3 ernes:
Itift.; . ;*kkif• fag Itai , tedScits nikir abtAtited!o
savant 1111 1 1 ...b1e. Batik Kure,
7..".! . :t'.."17 . .., 4 .1) Legal,
Writ Olt t-t-• , ' • •
(-
rbegobtrorbin Anyone nebormig oittneting my
eon, James E. Warner. either on verbs{ or written In
duce) my account, se foul]. pay no debt of tits contrac
ting.
. .
mittdscwri
1 Bali Iptqlra ...tbat the Supervisors will petition.
the Int*%Uwe %Mir CAt •sec 'relating to roads
to-
Auburn." published% the R7aratil of Penury 9th..
Ur (Mose or Scrransetos.
Xtiest. C-Drue.M.
Auburn, Feb. 18th,
•
irtosniou_rr au*. CCVNCEILI.—Iie citizen. of
Biker Lake township - have patented the:Legisla
ture to paw an act entitled, An Act to repeal the woad
ecellon of the flththeir*e:. load lAwi fa Was the UMW
applies to Silver Laker. - •
81.17ERV030118 07 SILVER lAEA
Attest: Jain liawl.rir, Clerk.
U==2=l
MUNI STHATOWANOTICIL-4n to a est. of Brid
it. et IfcAlone, tiee'Cletterit of Administration
the said estate basins been grantee Otto, undenngnede
all persons. owing said teitete, are requested to maktr
Immediate. pelmet, end alt venous
to/dila said estate are requated to preseuttheru *Mosta
JOHN )♦{. HEDDIVI.
Hurl Lb. 197L—Ird
. .
TO ALL VIION IT NAT 'CONCERN.
Be I t knead that the t m
telannt of Omit Bend town--
Map .111 petltton the Le latnre to p as s act catitiedf
-An Act to change the time for Toth =Men to tattle
thcff aceonsti.' from January to the 52 Monday of ep
tember. In the Icrernshlp or °teat Bend. nnettnenmur.
county. Ps. By Order of
Surzavisons OF OT. BED VAT:.
Mareb 4,1814.-45 r.
A 17DITOW8 NOTICE.—Tbe undersigned, an Audit.
/V or appointed by the Court of Commas. Plane of PUP,
qUettalani Coonly, to distelboto the fonds In the Sher
ire Ueda arislOg from -the sale of real esnme of
Mora B Knapp, will *Mod to the duties of his ap
Pniritment at his office of Montrose. on Tuesday,
April-1, NM, at one o'clock, p. m.„ at which time autt
piece ellperson. Interested in said funds must preeent
their claims or Do forererdebarred Imm coining in ow
mild land, _ _ - MI: U. JESSIcIf', Andltor.
lipniroo .. e, Feb. IS.lB7L—w4
A UDITOWS NOTICL—ne andenlgned, an godlier
11 appointed by the Orptutee• Coen of ruequehenne
Vtrety, to distribute the rands>a the bands of W. W.
alwrell. Administrated of the went or W. P. Bleuell..
deed. will attend to the defies of his syppintwszt. ss
the office et-W. U. Lusk- Esq..in Gnat Bend. on Tea.
!ley. Beech 81.18 i4.at 1 o'clock. p. when ell pewees
interested roast preeent their or be braver db.
batstd.
11..7. LLIIR&BITa t Atifillor.
Sorl'a. Depot. Feb Ztb. 'l4.
11DITOWSNWelek.-Thentidersignetthavin been
AS. appointed or the Orphan.' antis of Scoquelunans
Comtr,ao Altdltot todistribute the Nude to MO hands
of the Administrator of the eotato of Nathan Pleb, de
ceased, wit! attend to the duties of his appoint/tient, at
Ms office to nano-case. on noonday. March V, t 8 4. ai
1 o'clock, 4'. 74. Allperwru rueresia will Appelr at&
present their claims, or be forever debarred tram coin
ing In on said fond.
A. B.McCOLLUM,Auditor.
Menstrose, Jab. V, li' 3.—w4.
11. J. WWI3II.
sUDITOM'S NOTICE.—The toidersigned, an Audi
, tor appointed by the Orphans' Court of hacque
harms Couuty to distribute the thuds In the band. or
Samuel Vail, Administrator of the estate of Reuben C.
Vail, dec'd, will attend to the duties of his appoint
ment at his Who, in Montrose. on Tuesday, March kith.
A. 8.. 12174. at 1 o'clock. p. m. All perpcn• iuteirrl
- r ill poor at their claims at that time and place or
be knave, debarred from coming in upon said fund.
M. C. itiSoUP. At.ditor.
Montrose, Feb. Ith.lt.
A aurrows roner..—The undersigned. rro Audi
tor appoluted,by the Orptums'e Court of SIZSVIN
henna County on raception• to the pexttal amount of
Jemima and R. H. liarriogion. two or thoestoutorte
of the tart will and teetanrent of John Ilarrthgtoo,
dee'd. pill attend to the duties of his- ap,pointiso of at
bleoffice to Mourrore, uu Vrlday, March rah, 1F74 at
one o'clock, p. m , haw all porous lotenated may be
preseut.
B. 0. CAMP, Auditor.
'doormen. 'Fob. Z,
VOITOICSNOTICE.—The andendgeed, an Auditor
appointed by the Court of COMMOO Flews or Bawl's
County to distribute the money in snort. admit* Mom.
the sale of penanal property of Ceome A. Brash. hen--
by gives notice that h.: will attend to the duties or
his appolattat hi.
°nice In Montrose. on Monday,
.11arch ts.lBlLat I o'cloc p, m., at which time and piaty
ell persons Intertsted will make known their cbilius or
be feiniver debarred from coming in on said land.
Wm. A. CH088110:4, Antiltor.
Montrose. Feb. 21. 1074.
VDITORSI NOTIC6.-1 oe anciersigued basic; been
appointed by the Court of Conimuo . Pless..if ans.
gather,. county. an Auditor to distribute the hands he
hands of the bberld, settler trout the ale of the real m
um of Thorn,. quion, wUI attend to the duties of his
erupt intment. at hi.ofeo fh Mout lose, on Friday. Merely
huh. isl 4. of I o'clock p. to. All persons Interested .111
appear an, present their claims, or be forever deb:urea
from coiniug loon said fund.
Auditor.
Montrose, Feb. 2t,
A UDITM i t l'io=f4 ; ;Tr niorolgrgrl f
.meet.
Pletts " .rsu . .,„ L .:l7..m• c 0,;.„ 1: to dletnbje fond.
In the hot of the Sheriff. ageing from the a t re
the pereonal propeny Gruaneard. to theatre; of
the F. M. Sh te•ood emit to the partles legally Mottled
Lathe dame. willattend to the duties of his appotot.
moot, or hie ogles. to klontrove. on Saturday. March Si.
Ina, at 1 o'clock. a. ro,al which ileac and place all per
sona Intoreeted may atend, or be forever barred from
coming he on said rand.
D. W SEARLE, Auditor,
Montrose, Feb. 25, lELL
ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE.
Michael Rily, of Jessup township, having as
signed all his estate. real and personal. to 4_ H.
McCollum, in tri.st, for his creditors, all per-.
eons indebted to the said Michael Rily, will.
make payment to said assignee, and those hgv
log chticas or demands, will make knoWn the
same, without delay.
!►. IL .McCort cu
Assignee of Michael
Montrose Pa., Feb. 23, '74.-Bw.
PUBLIC VENDUE,.
The undersigned will sell at public rendez on
the farm of .blichael Rily, in the township of
Jessup, On Saturday, the 21st day of March,
1874, commencing It 10 o'clock, a. m., the lot
lowing Oroperty, to wit:
• Nine cows, 7 yearlings, 7 sheep, 1 hay mate, T
four-year-old colt, 1 three-year-old colt, 1 sett
double harness, 8 bogs, I lumber wagon, 1 min
ket. wagon, 1 lumber sleigh, I bob sled, lot of
hay, plows, cultivators, harrows, and genenti
farming tools of all kinds.
The C'otra arc an extra tot, and are in fine con
dition.
TERMS :—All sums under $lO cash, over $lO
nine months credit with approved security.
Also, at the same time and place, I shall offer
the Girm of Michael itily, containing &wilt id
acrd, at public sale.
A. H. McCohhost,
Assignee of Michael Ray_
Montrose Pa.,Feb. 23, '74.-3w.
ADMINISTRATRIX'S S&LS OF REM.
ESTATE.
The undersigned Administratriz of the estate
of Samuel T. Benstock, deceased will sell at
public sale, on the . premises, on Saturday, the
28th day of March,lB74, at 2 o'clock, p. nt., the
following describid real estate, to wit:
All that certain lot of land situate in the
township of Bridgewater, County of Susque
hanna and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and
described as follows : -Beginning in the middle
, of the road leading to Heart Lake In the west
line of said lot, thence north two degrees east
sixty-three perches to a roost, thence by land
late the estate, of L Post, deed., east one hen,
dred and twenty-two perches to a post.
thence south two degrees, west by lands oC
sixty-eight perches to the middle of
said road, and thence along the same north
I glity-eight degrees west one hundred and two.
• .cs to place of beginning, containing forty
three acres, more or less; with the-appurtenan
ces, Iraine house and - barn, and. all Improved.
Terms made known at time of sale..
A. M. ileacsioes, Admlntstrntris.
Montrose Pn., Feb. With, 1874'.—br. •
ADMEN I§TRATORS' CALL
. -
Thenndcrsired'mllt citlfer fur Bale by auc
tion, at the *stdenee of the late Joel Turrell, In
Forest Lake, on Monday, 3tarcb 23, 1874, com
mencing at 10 o'clock, a. m. of the
f• X-aoramierm cat. irkaeora,".
belonging to the estate of Joel Turrelg.alka
about 6,ooofeet of lumber, a quantity of Fence
Pickets, a 40 gonna cask of Coal Tar, air:Lollies
articles not mentioned.
Those wanting Sheep can set them at, the tot.
lowing places:.
Elisha Grief*, Forest Lake, 10 Sheep, anim
al rent wool, 20 pounds, Byron Griffis, Jessup,
12 Sheep, annual rent wool, 18 pounds,. John
Curterton, Middletown, 13 Sheep,. annual rent
w001,..`t0 pounds. John Flood, Chocount,. 4
Sheep, annual rent wool, 6 pounds. . John Itloo
"Yrchm°2l'l, 22134 e1 1, annual reniwool,2o
pounds James Allen, Anoltteon, 10 Sheep. au
tend rent wool, 20 pounds. Loren Ilewen,
Rush, 15Sbeep annual rent wail, 15 pounds.
Lime Terry, ll4sh, 15 Sheep, annual rent wool.
15 pounds. •
rir slso l4 6 Fes IX/0 Shen' will be Offered
for sale, supposed doubtful. '1 anxa Caul.
. , H. F. I.IARIMICIC, I
Adw rs.
Wirmit J. TVIIIIRLL,
Pa.: Feb. 25.'74.-3w: